8.09.2010

giveaway #28

The winners of the Malabrigo Rasta giveaway are:

Knittingdancer on Ravelry who wrote, "I am so glad you & your family are having a great time in Hawaii. The pictures are great. The water looks so inviting. It has been in upper 90's and low 100's for 2 weeks, and no end in sight. I live in Florence, Alabama."

BeckyinVT who left a comment saying, "I found your blog through twitter - so yay for social networking!"

Cindy who said, "The yarn is beautiful! I think I found your blog from a link at another blog. Thanks!"

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JodyH who commented, "I found your blog from a link on Never Not Knitting and have been a fan ever since. Love the Malabrigo -- hope I win!"

Hi, everyone! It's my last couple of days in Hawaii and I thought it would be fun to share more pictures with you, since I don't have any knitting stuff to talk about. If you don't care to look at my family vacation pics, I completely understand! Scroll right on down to the bottom of this post and see the AWESOME MALABRIGO GIVEAWAY THAT CANNOT BE MISSED THIS WEEK!! And, yes, that was me yelling!

That's my younger brother, Daniel. Being a dork and posing for a blog pic...

My daughter is posing for the blog as well and pretending to be flying. Yeah, it looks a little scary!

And, of course my goofy husband had to try as well...

Ahhhh...

Then we drove up a little further to a lookout where we could see the Niihau Island.

Here you can read all about it...

A little farther up and you can see the Na Pali coast.

So, so pretty...

Jasmine and Marc posing for another photo op.

This picture was too cute not to share.

Today we went to the Kamokila Hawaiian Village and spend the day kayaking and exploring the historic village.

It's really neat to see all the grass huts and fruit trees everywhere.

There were a ton of peacocks walking around.

Here's one shaking her tail feathers at ya!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the baby peacock running around. It looks like a baby chick, right? It possibly could be, but after this pic was taken, it ran off with a peacock mommy.

There's really no good reason for this picture except that I thought the lonely leaf was really cool to photograph.

That's all I got for you... now onto the good stuff! This week I am SOOOOOOOOO excited to announce that the Malabrigo giving away is continuing! I have EIGHT skeins of Malabrigo Rios to give away to EIGHT lucky followers. That's right, you heard correctly. I have Rios in my hot little hands and EIGHT lucky winners will have some too shortly.

Malabrigo Rios is a spectacular superwash merino wool in a worsted weight. It is soon to be released into stores, and from what I am aware of is currently not yet available anywhere. How exciting is that?! I can't wait to try this yarn and plan to as soon I return back home! I love Malabrigo Worsted but I think Rios may end up just being my new favorite. I'll be sure to report back.

Take a look at just how lovely this yarn looks...

I would like you to do the following if you would like to be entered into this week's giveaway:

2. Leave a comment on this blog post by the end of Sunday, 8/15/10. Check out the lovely Malabrigo colorways of the "my still favorite" Worsted here and tell us which is your favorite. I can't seem to pick a favorite, but today I feel like knitting with Tuareg because it looks like the color of the ocean here in Hawaii.

I'll randomly pick the winners on Sunday and post the results on Monday along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone.

245 comments:

Oh wow, that looks beautiful! I am a superwash fanatic, so I can't wait for this stuff to come out. My favorite Malabrigo Worsted color is Emerald. I made my son a hat out of it when he was a baby and it is just the perfect baby boy colorway.

Wow those yarns look so lush and in dire need of being knitted into something equally as gorgeous! I'm torn between Rich Chocolate and Stone Blue. =) Please add me to the giveaway.. I keep hearing all the goodness of Malabrigo but have yet to be blessed with the opportunity to own/work with any. Sheriunhallowedashes@comcast.net

Oh, I love the Na Pali coast. It looks like you're having a great time! And Malabrigooooh... don't you just want to sigh when you say it? How can I pick a favorite color? This morning, Kaleidos looks especially yummy. What's the colorway of the Rios? That's gorgeous too!

The givewaway yarn is beautiful! i will have to try some, have a pattern for it too! Never have knitted with malabrigo, maybe I'll get lucky this time. So, I will have to go with the applewood color for the sweater i have in mind.

I've heard all kids of chatter about Rios - I'm curious as to how it feel as compared to the regular worsted. Is it still addictively soft?As for colorways, this morning 240 Oceanos appeals to me the most. Maybe because it is super hot here and it does remind me of the color of a deep blue cool sea.

SO, everyone on Ravelry seem to love Malabrigo, but I have never laid hands on it, and would love to see what all the excitement is about! I think my favorite color of the worsted is Deja Vu, but I absolutely love the color of the yarn in the pictures of on your blog.

I am so happy that I won the Malabrigo Rasta from week # 27. I have never used Malabrigo before, I can't wait to get the great prize. My favorite color of the worsted weight is #203 Verdes. All of the colors are beautiful, it is so hard to choice only one. I love all of your Hawaii pictures.

Wow, that yarn is beautiful! I can't wait to see it in person! I'm a huge fan of Mal worsted, too - it's my go-to worsted yarn! I think my favorite color that I've ever used is Paris Night - I made a Le Slouch beret out of it that I wear constantly when it's cold.

Lol at the peacocks. I remember not knowing they were wild on island even though we had lived there a few years at that point. was camping far out in the woods and awoke one morning to them swarming the camp site yelling to eachother, was a bit eerie and funny.

Ooooh, so hard to choose. I think I like Azul Profundo best, though. That seems to be a color I'd love to wear in the summer to look summery and one I'd look to in winter to chase away the cold and snow!

Thanks for the Hawaii pics. They are gorgeous. It's my hubby's and my 35th anniversary in January and I'm trying to convince him to go to Hawaii. We have never celebrated much as it's on the 3rd which is right after all the Christmas stuff AND our daughter was born on our 2nd anniversary so it has always been more her day than ours. I think it's time, don't you?The Malabrigo is absolutely gorgeous! Maybe a bikini for Hawaii? Not.

It is abnormal that I frequently have the urge to roll around and frolic in mal? Superwash makes me want to openly weep (which I'm fairly confident IS the sign of a problem). Anywho, today's fave colorway is VAA. . .Elizabeth

WOWOWOWOWOW!! Thank you for rule nr 2!!! We are so close to Uruguay and so far from Malabrigo!!! We cannot buy these amazing yarns here in my country!!! Please, add me to the giveaway, its hard to choose one favourite, but I love the Azul profundo, (it makes me remember of the film) Thank you again, and the pictures, please!!!! I love all of your pictures, they are beutiful!!!

Amazing colors. I can't believe I still have never knit with malabrigo! I think Snow Bird might be my current favorite (or maybe that's just because it is 90 here). Looks like you had a great vacation. Brings back memories of my own to the same location 6 years ago!

Your pictures brought back fond memories of my trip to Kauai 24 years ago. So when I went to look at the Malabrigo The name caught my eye but also the colors reminded me of my hike along the Na Pali coast line with the shades of green and blue. 623 Nostalgia Enjoy your visit to paradise

Sooo excited about superwash Malabrigo! Once again I cannot choose a favorite colorway, I'm just a big fan of all colors! I can't go to the Malabrigo website without trying to reach into the monitor and touch all the pretty yarns.

I love love love Malabrigo worsted! My favorite is Polar Morn, but I keep being drawn to Butter lately. I have a hunch I'll wind up with a delicious Butter scarf/hat set this winter. Just can't resist.s

Wow! The Waimea Canyon looks like the Grand Canyon! It's also a great real life inspiration for the Rios! I think my favorite colorway from Malagbrio (of the day) is Rhodesian, but I've knit with Sunset and loved it. Have fun in Hawaii!

As for me, my favorite colours at this moment probably are Cuarzo and Purple Mystery, and Sweet Grape, and...and I love this foto with the little leaf growing in middle of stones, it seems a symbol of courage to me, thank you for sharing it!

Deja-Vu.............oh they are all delicious. I have always wanted a chance to knit something yummy with this yarn. Cannot buy it where I live, so I just look at it on line and dreamlauriemarlib7 on ravelry

I don't know which makes me more envious, the photos from Hawaii or the Malabrigo ones. And it has to be sheer bliss being in Hawaii and knitting with that lovely yarn. It's so hard to choose, it's probably just today's mood that I like Verde Esperanza best.

I love worsted weight yarn! and the merino makes it even better. i would have to say that i am between the grape (i am really in love with purple right now) and the Azul Profundo (i LOVE blues). k-knits on ravelry

Great pictures, looks like you're having fun in Hawaii. I thought that was a chick, I had no idea baby Peacocks looked like that. I love all of the variegated colorways, so many beautiful colors. My favorite might be 616 Plena or 259 Charrua.Thank you for the chance to win Malabrigo, I hear it's one of the best!MadamJava on Ravelry

OMG! This blog is great. lol. I have to say I'm torn between 2 colors. I love the Cinnabar b/c the color is intense and reminds me of an Irish Shawl that I wanted to make but I also love the Snowbird b/c it makes me think that it would be a great color for a skirt/tutu when knitted up for my daughter.

Your trip to Hawaii looks like it has been a lot of fun. My husband and I thought about going for a honeymoon but it was just to expensive so we stayed in the area.

Ooooo....more malabrigo!! I am one of those deprived people that has never tried it. Maybe I'll get lucky and win one of these?!?! Crossing fingers for luck! Couldn't begin to pick a favorite colorway but the new Ravelry Red caught my eye.

o h m y g o o d n e s s !That is a truly gorgeous yarn, I am fanatical about Malabrigo but I know I am not the only one! My favorite (yeah, right) is Verde Esperanza. IF I have to pick only one...but any green is a good green to me. Thanks for offering this up!

I can't pick just one as a favorite. I can't even pick just two. I'm stuck in a loop. My eyes keep jumping to Ibiza, My gut keeps telling my to pick Charrua. My brain keeps reasoning that I'd never use, let alone wear, those colors and should pick something more like Sotobosque, or Coco. Then, my eyes go "but look at the pretty," and it starts over again.

Like everyone else who has ever knitter with Malabrigo, it's such wonderful stuff and this new Rios is really getting some good press. All of their colors are so rich and it's hard to decide which one, but if I were pick right now, it would be Paris Night.

Ohhh, this yarn is so elegant! I can't imagine having to pick just one favorite. I have had my eye on Kaleidos for some time now, but I am instantly drawn to this new Purpuras. It is such a vibrant yet classy colorway. I hope you are well and able to make the most of your summer!